LAYER + MAZZU Put the Traditional Camping Mattress to Shame

"The PU foam used in traditional and more recently developed memory-variant mattresses is not just harmful to the environment - as "everlasting" materials - but also to our health. Though often contained by fabric, they are riddled with toxic VOCs and other chemicals one wouldn't want to momentarily expose themselves to, let alone sleep on for multiple years. There hasn't really been another option till now."

"Award-winning British industrial design studio LAYER - lead by the ever-inventive Benjamin Hubert - recently teamed up with innovative Chinese sleep-tech start-up MAZZU to develop a foam- and glue-free alternative - the MAZZU Camping Mattress - but with potential to revolutionize the entire typology, even the mattresses we buy for long-term use. The innovative technology incorporated should, for intents and purposes, render less-than-desirable inflatables obsolete, let alone the cheap, non-biodegradable plastics they're made of."

"Hubert, his team, and MAZZU's product leads envisioned an isolated spring mechanism that when systemized in a standard single-sized mattress better contours the body. Ergonomically optimized, the new mechanical technology also lends itself well to being broken down and transported. The individual elastic spring units - comprising precision-engineered, pre-compressed coils - are encased in durable jackets. The modules snap-fit together and come with paracord lashings."

PU foam in traditional and memory-variant mattresses harms the environment and emits toxic VOCs and chemicals that pose health risks during prolonged exposure. LAYER and MAZZU developed a foam- and glue-free camping mattress that replaces PU foam with isolated spring modules formed from precision-engineered, pre-compressed coils encased in durable jackets. The modules snap-fit together, secured with paracord lashings, creating a single-pallet configuration of 72 units topped with a slim textile layer. The system contours the body ergonomically, disassembles for transport, and aims to eliminate inflatables and non-biodegradable plastics while improving comfort and sleep health in temporary outdoor settings.

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